Honoring Black History Month: Roadblocks to Equity with Tina Opie

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Honoring Black History Month: Roadblocks to Equity with Tina Opie

Outspoken speaker Tina Opie is an award-winning educator and researcher whose trademarked Shared Sisterhood framework has been the catalyst for individuals and organizations to unearth blind spots when it comes to biases and make lasting change, particularly when it comes to overcoming roadblocks to said justice and equity. Her book, Shared Sisterhood, digs deep into those strategies and unpacks actionable steps we can take to be more inclusive at work and at home. And it’s that book that is the groundwork for Tina’s proven strategies for overcoming obstacles to the race and gender-based discrimination that happens at more organizations than you might think.

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Honoring Black History Month: Black Resistance

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Honoring Black History Month: Black Resistance

Here at Outspoken, we are so lucky to represent some of the leading voices within the ongoing black resistance movement. With their contributions ranging across every corner of our society, we’re highlighting some of our speakers below whose work is an undeniable force in social justice, technology, science, wealth, health, education, and more.

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Black History: Centering Black Voices Every Month of the Year

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At Outspoken, we are passionate about the power of inclusion. We believe a landscape of diverse ideas is foundational to building sustainable solutions that will carry us deeper into the 21st century better equipped for the challenges our collective future holds. This month, we’ve been excited to highlight Black voices, sharing some of our speakers’ expertise and essential contributions to our public discourse. But how can we honor Black History Month beyond February? How can we create an inclusive culture that lasts long after Black History Month?

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Taking a 360-approach to personal and professional wellness centering underrepresented voices

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Taking a 360-approach to personal and professional wellness centering underrepresented voices

February is here, and of course, that means we're thinking about Black leaders' crucial impact on every aspect of society. Whether we talk about access to food, environmental sustainability, financial health, or mind-and-body wellness, Black communities face injustice and inequality in every area—all while often serving as the voices who lead us through essential innovations that leave lasting change in communities big and small. Here at Outspoken, we are passionate about centering underrepresented voices and celebrating the power of diversity. Check out some of our speakers below who are experts in critical topics that matter and are leading discussions that examine our history, impact our present, and will lead us into the future. As we celebrate Black History, let's prioritize the issues that matter for people of color not only this month, but every month, week, and day of the year.

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New Speaker Dr. Joshua Bennett’s Black Poetics as Re-imagination and Political Justice

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Award-winning poet, interrogative scholar, and new Outspoken speaker, Dr. Joshua Bennett, finds inspiration in greats like Toni Morrison. From a spoken-word youth to slam champion of HBO’s hit poetry slam series, Brave New Voices, to Professor at Dartmouth College, Joshua has committed himself to the business of black writing as a means of radical re-imagination and repair.

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